All Saints' Church, Harewood, West Yorkshire

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Harewood Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 9LG
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Opened daily from 10am - 4pm by Harewood House Trust, in accordance with their opening hours. For further information on visiting please visit their website https://harewood.org/visit/ For further information about the church please contact Mark Sproat via email msproat@thecct.org.uk
  • All Saints' was built c 1410 in the Perpendicular style. Its unity of structure & balance of design is consistent with a single early 15th century building campaign.
  • View of the Gascoigne Chapel, which contains a Piscina originally used for washing the Communion vessels.
  • A close-up of the monument to Sir William Gascoigne and his wife Margaret Clarell (c. 1461/65).
  • The monument to Judge Gascoigne and his wife Elizabeth Mowbray (c.1419), is the earliest of All Saints' six remarkable monuments, and is found in the south aisle.
  • Elizabeth Mowbray wears an ornate square headdress carved with leaves and roses, with a central medallion depicting a pelican, the symbol of redemption.
  • The church is known for its six pairs of Alabaster Tombs, some of the greatest surviving examples of alabaster carving in England, which date from 1419 to 1510.
  • A monument to Sir William Ryther and his wife Sybil Aldburgh (c.1426), which lies under the arch between the chancel and the south chapel. 
  • During the 1860s, the interior was substantially changed to accord with the ‘medieval’ ideas of Victorian restoration.
  • The East Window is by O’Conner from 1854. The Sanctuary Rail was given by HRH The Princess Mary as a memorial to her father King George V.
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A fashion parade of effigies nestling in the grounds of Harewood House

All Saints' dates from the fifteenth century. It is remarkable for six pairs of effigies, dating from 1419 to 1510, commemorating the owners of Harewood Castle and the nearby Gawthorpe estate. They are some of the greatest surviving examples of alabaster carving - virtually without rival in England - and offer a fascinating glimpse into the amour, robes, jewellery and headdresses of the day.

The earliest depicts the fearless judge William Gascoigne in the robes of the Lord Chief Justice with a finely carved purse on one side and a dagger on the other, while his wife wears a square head-dress and rests her feet on a little dog.

The latest -- of Edward Redman -- is thought to be a true likeness of the man, rare in Medieval times. At his feet is a tiny but perfectly carved figure of a bedesman who is shown saying prayers for the soul of the departed.

The church was restored in 1862-63 by Sir George Gilbert Scott, designer of St Pancras Station, the Albert Memorial and many churches. The interior has an unadorned simplicity and there is a fine west window.

All Saints' Church is sited within the beautiful grounds of Harewood House. For more information on visiting the house and grounds, please see their website: http://harewood.org/

Our churches cost on average, £2500 per year, to keep them clean, conservation work, maintenance checks and in a safe condition for visitors to come and enjoy.

Please help us to keep our churches open by donating a gift of £5 or £10 by texting the numbers below or visit our donation page here

Text  HWD to 70970 to give £5

Text  HWD to 70191 to give £10

Your generous donation will help us to protect a beautiful part of local and national heritage. Thank you!

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